Saif al Islam Gaddafi, the son of former dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi was sentenced to death by a court in Libya.

Saif al Islam Gaddafi, the son of former dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi was sentenced to death by a court in Libya. 

Saif al Islam Gaddafi, who was present in the court by video stream, was one of nine Libyans sentenced to death during a mass trial in Tripoli. 

Saif Gaddafi, along with the nine others, were accused of murder and inciting genocide during the country’s 2011 uprising.

Muammar Gaddafi’s 42 year regime was brought to an end by a six month uprising and a subsequent civil war which saw the US and NATO partners carrying out airstrikes against the Gaddafi regime. 

Gaddafi was later killed by the Libyan rebel forces after capturing him from a hiding place under a highway.